page_title: Nieuport 17
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: Nieuport 17 / Operators
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Как польская армия разбила истребитель Ньюпор-17: последовательные 4 кадра. Февраль 1920 года.
context_page_description: The Nieuport 17 C.1 was a French sesquiplane fighter designed and manufactured by the Nieuport company during World War I. An improvement over the Nieuport 11, it was a little larger than earlier Nieuports and better adapted to the more powerful engine than the interim Nieuport 16. Aside from early examples, it had the new Alkan-Hamy synchronization gear, permitting the use of a fuselage-mounted synchronised Vickers gun firing through the propeller disc.
  At the time of its introduction in March 1916, the type's outstanding manoeuvrability and excellent rate of climb gave it a significant advantage over fighters on both sides and was described as "the best pursuit plane of the day". It was used by many operators and entered service with every Allied power and copies were also operated by the Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte. Mass-produced by several French firms, the Nieuport 17 and its derivatives were built under licence in Italy by Nieuport-Macchi and in Russia by Dux. Unlicenced copies, notably the Siemens-Schuckert D.I and the Euler D.I, were produced in Germany.
  The Nieuport 21 and 23 represented relatively minor alterations. Aerodynamic refinement led to the Clerget-powered 17bis.
context_section_description:  Belgium
  Aviation Militaire Belge – operated 12 Nieuport 17s and several Nieuport 23s
   Brazil
  Aviação Militar – operated 20 Nieuport 21s
   Chile
  Aviacion Militar Chilena – operated two Nieuport 17s.
   Colombia
  Escuela Militar de Aviacion – operated 4 Nieuport 17s.
   Czechoslovakia
  Letecký sbor (Aviation Corps) – operated at least one Nieuport 17 and several 23s after WW1.
   Estonia
  Lennuvae Rugement (Estonia Aviation Regiment) – operated 2 Nieuport 17s, 1 Nieuport 21 and 1 Nieuport 23
   Finland
  Ilmailuvoimat (Finnish Aviation Forces) – operated a single Nieuport 17 and two Nieuport 23s.
   France
  Aéronautique Militaire – Only units whose primary equipment were Nieuport 17, 21 or 23 are included as nearly every French Escadrille operated at least a few.
  Escadrille N 23
  Escadrille N 38
  Escadrille N 62
  Escadrille N 68
  Escadrille N 69
  Escadrille N 76
  Escadrille N 77
  Escadrille N 79
  Escadrille N 87
  Escadrille N 88
  Escadrille N 90
  Escadrille N 91
  Escadrille N 92
  Escadrille N 102
  Escadrille N 153
  Escadrille N 311
  Escadrille N 312
  Escadrille N 387
  Escadrille N 392
  Escadrille N 523
  Escadrille N 581
  Escadrille Lafayette
  Group de Combat GC 11
  Escadrille N 12
  Escadrille N 31
  Escadrille N 48
  Escadrille N 57
  Escadrille N 94
  Group de Combat GC 12
  Escadrille N 3
  Escadrille N 26
  Escadrille N 73
  Escadrille N 103
  Group de Combat GC 13
  Escadrille N 15
  Escadrille N 37
  Escadrille N 65
  Escadrille N 67
  Escadrille N 84
  Escadrille N 112
  Escadrille N 124
  Group de Combat GC 14
  Escadrille N 75
  Escadrille N 80
  Escadrille N 83
  Escadrille N 86
  Group de Combat GC 15
  Escadrille N 37
  Escadrille N 78
  Escadrille N 81
  Escadrille N 85
  Escadrille N 93
  Escadrille N 97
  Escadrille N 112
  Group de Combat Chaux
  Escadrille N 49
  Escadrille N 81
  Escadrille N 82
  Aéronautique Navale
  Escadrille de chasse terrestre du CAM de Dunkerque - operated 7 Nieuport 17s
   Guatemala
  Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca - operated one Nieuport 21 from 1925 to 1926
   Hungarian Soviet Republic
  Hungarian Red Air Arm – operated one captured aircraft.
   Kingdom of Italy
  Corpo Aeronautico Militare – operated approximately 150 that were built under licence by Nieuport-Macchi
  83a Squadriglia 1st Sezione
  1st Gruppo (3rd Armata)
  77a Squadriglia
  80a Squadriglia
  2nd Gruppo (2nd Armata)
  76a Squadriglia
  81a Squadriglia
  7th Gruppo (1st and 6th Armata)
  79a Squadriglia
  9th Gruppo (1st Armata)
  71a Squadriglia
  75a Squadriglia
  10th Gruppo (Supreme Command)
  70a Squadriglia
  78a Squadriglia
  82a Squadriglia
   Netherlands
  Luchtvaartafdeeling (Army Aviation Group)  – operated 5 Nieuport 23s as 120 HP Nieuports and 5 Nieuport 21s as 80 HP Nieuports from 1917 to 1925
   Poland
  Siły Powietrzne (Air Forces) – operated at least five Nieuport 17s and three Nieuport 21s
   Portugal
  Serviço Aeronáutico Militar - operated 8 Nieuport Ni.21 E.1 trainers from 1919.
   Romania
  Corpul Aerian Romana – operated 25 Nieuport 17s
  1st Fighter Squadron
  10th Fighter Squadron
  11th Fighter Squadron
  14th Fighter Squadron
   Russian Empire
  Императорскій военно-воздушный флотъ (Imperial Russian Air Service) – made substantial purchases of Nieuport 17s and 21s from France, with additional aircraft built under licence by Dux
  1st Fighter detachment
  2nd Fighter detachment
  3rd Fighter detachment
  4th Fighter detachment
  5th Fighter detachment
  6th Fighter detachment
  7th Fighter detachment
  8th Fighter detachment
  9th Fighter detachment
  10th Fighter detachment
  11th Fighter detachment
  12th Fighter detachment
  19th Corps Fighter detachment
   Russia White movement
  White Army – operated an unknown number of ex-Tsarist Nieuport 17s
    Switzerland
  Schweizerische Fliegertruppe (Swiss Air Troop) – operated five Nieuport 23s.
   Siam
  Royal Siamese Aeronautical Service – operated at least one Nieuport 17.
   Soviet Union
  Glavvozduhflot  – operated a large number of ex-Imperial Russian Air Service Nieuports
  1st Red Air Force Fighter Squadron
  2nd Aviaotryady
  3rd Aviaotryady
  4th Aviaotryady
  8th Aviaotryady
  9th Aviaotryady
  10th Aviaotryady
  12th Aviaotryady
  14th Aviaotryady
  1st Naval Istrootryady
  2nd Naval Istrootryady
  Eskadra No 2
  and flying schools.
   Turkey
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caption: Polish Nieuport 23s
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